Sheep — Stocks in Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs)

Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs): Sheep — Stocks was 357.61 million An in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
357.61 million An
Change on year
up 1.5%
Rank
4th
of 29 groups
All-time high
357.61 million An
in 2024
All-time low
89.50 million An
in 1961
Years of data
64
1961–2024

Sheep — Stocks in Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs), 1961–2024

100.0M200.0M300.0M400.0M196119922024

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in An.

Analysis

Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs) recorded 357.61 million An for sheep — stocks in 2024. That is the highest value across all 64 years on record.

The figure is up 1.5% on the previous year and up 26.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, sheep — stocks in Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs) peaked at 357.61 million An in 2024 and was at its lowest, 89.50 million An, in 1961.

Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs) ranks 4th of 29 groups on this measure, in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.

Sheep — Stocks in Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs), year by year

Annual values for Sheep — Stocks in Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs), 1961 to 2024.
Year An Change
1961 89.50 million An
1962 91.06 million An +1.7%
1963 93.93 million An +3.2%
1964 97.26 million An +3.5%
1965 100.45 million An +3.3%
1966 104.27 million An +3.8%
1967 106.81 million An +2.4%
1968 109.86 million An +2.9%
1969 110.38 million An +0.5%
1970 111.91 million An +1.4%
1971 111.19 million An -0.6%
1972 101.60 million An -8.6%
1973 105.18 million An +3.5%
1974 106.28 million An +1.0%
1975 111.46 million An +4.9%
1976 113.61 million An +1.9%
1977 117.83 million An +3.7%
1978 120.21 million An +2.0%
1979 121.80 million An +1.3%
1980 125.94 million An +3.4%
1981 131.44 million An +4.4%
1982 134.11 million An +2.0%
1983 133.98 million An -0.1%
1984 129.42 million An -3.4%
1985 128.51 million An -0.7%
1986 126.74 million An -1.4%
1987 131.40 million An +3.7%
1988 139.88 million An +6.5%
1989 144.63 million An +3.4%
1990 145.51 million An +0.6%
1991 145.68 million An +0.1%
1992 168.09 million An +15.4%
1993 158.00 million An -6.0%
1994 166.21 million An +5.2%
1995 165.76 million An -0.3%
1996 169.69 million An +2.4%
1997 175.28 million An +3.3%
1998 183.35 million An +4.6%
1999 189.34 million An +3.3%
2000 188.29 million An -0.6%
2001 188.92 million An +0.3%
2002 193.34 million An +2.3%
2003 199.72 million An +3.3%
2004 210.68 million An +5.5%
2005 219.70 million An +4.3%
2006 222.91 million An +1.5%
2007 237.30 million An +6.5%
2008 240.93 million An +1.5%
2009 246.79 million An +2.4%
2010 249.75 million An +1.2%
2011 259.55 million An +3.9%
2012 267.07 million An +2.9%
2013 274.88 million An +2.9%
2014 283.21 million An +3.0%
2015 282.59 million An -0.2%
2016 292.12 million An +3.4%
2017 299.21 million An +2.4%
2018 305.77 million An +2.2%
2019 328.32 million An +7.4%
2020 337.09 million An +2.7%
2021 341.94 million An +1.4%
2022 344.69 million An +0.8%
2023 352.16 million An +2.2%
2024 357.61 million An +1.5%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 100.39 million An 89.50 million An 110.38 million An 9
1970s 112.11 million An 101.60 million An 121.80 million An 10
1980s 132.61 million An 125.94 million An 144.63 million An 10
1990s 166.69 million An 145.51 million An 189.34 million An 10
2000s 214.86 million An 188.29 million An 246.79 million An 10
2010s 284.25 million An 249.75 million An 328.32 million An 10
2020s 346.70 million An 337.09 million An 357.61 million An 5

Countries ranked near Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs)

  1. 1 China 182.94 million An compare
  2. 2 China, mainland 182.94 million An compare
  3. 3 USSR 132.95 million An compare
  4. 4 India 114.62 million An compare
  5. 5 Türkiye 44.08 million An compare
  6. 5 Australia and New Zealand 102.91 million An compare
  7. 6 Australia 79.33 million An compare
  8. 7 Sudan (former) 52.64 million An compare

See the full ranking of 224 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is sheep — stocks in Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs)?
Sheep — stocks in Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs) was 357.61 million An in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest sheep — stocks recorded in Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs)?
The highest recorded value was 357.61 million An in 2024.
What is the lowest sheep — stocks recorded in Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs)?
The lowest recorded value was 89.50 million An in 1961.
How does Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs) rank for sheep — stocks?
Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs) ranks 4th out of 29 groups with data for 2024.
Is sheep — stocks rising or falling in Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs)?
Over the last ten years it is up 26.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs) data come from?
The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Sheep — Stocks. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Sheep — Stocks
Unit
An
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
224 places, 12,958 data points, 1961–2024
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